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Friday, February 10, 2006

Just when you thought it was SAFE

EDITOR'S NOTE: I BET YOU THOUGHT THAT SINCE THE QOTD WAS TOO BUSY FOR HARDLY ANY DWEEBING THIS WEEK, YOU WERE SAFE FROM THE EVILS OF ODD'BOBBING?????NO SUCH LUCK, DWEEBPALS.

ODDBOBTIME, FRIENDS.

YOU KNOW THE DRILL ON READING AT YOUR OWN RISK, RIGHT?The Top 10 Rejected Titles for the Next Indiana Jones Movie

10> Indiana Jones at the Altar of Metamucil

9> Indiana Jones and the Electric Boogaloo

8> Indiana Jones and the Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome of Doom.

7> Indiana Jones and the Nightly Dose of Geritol

6> Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Purloined Dentures

5> Indiana Jones and the Some-Sort-of-Religious-Relic of Some-Scary-Mysteriously-Protected-Place.

4> Indiana Jones and the Wheelchair Ramp

3> Indiana Jones and the Nursing Home of Indiscretions

2> Indiana Jones, Han Solo and Jack Ryan Remember the Glory Days.

EDITORS' NOTE: AWWW...SO MEAN. (SNICKER)

and the Number 1 Rejected Title for the Next Indiana Jones Movie...

1> Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the AFC

There was a rumor for a bit that Steven Spielberg was going to remake "Mary Poppins."

The Top 7 Changes in a Spielberg Remake of "Mary Poppins"

7> Mary played by Tom Hanks.

6> Dancing penguins replaced by Pinky and The Brain.

EDITOR'S NOTE: OOOO. I MISS PINKY AND THE BRAIN! THIS WOULD BE GOOOOOD.

5> When they go into the chalk drawing, they are pursued by sharks, dinosaurs, aliens, Nazis and an unusually dashing and athletic archaeologist.

EDITOR'S NOTE: A DASHING ARCHAELOGIST WHO CAN'T DO A BRIT ACCENT ANY BETTER THAN DICK VAN DYKE, RIGHT?

4> Imagine Mary's surprise when she discovers that Jane and Michael Banks are robot children!

3> With the kids a bit too recalcitrant at bedtime, Mary looks at the medicine bottle and says ominously, "We're gonna need a bigger spoon."

2> Father gains his revenge on the the bank management by assassinating them one by one.

Friday STAR WARS (mostly pics)

EDITOR'S NOTE: YET ANOTHER FAIRLY LAME'O WEEK WHERE YOUR QOTD HAD TO DO A LOT OF ACTUAL WORKING AND NOT A LOT OF FUN DWEEBPOSTING. (DRAT AND DOUBLEDRAT)BUT HERE ARE THE FRIDAY SW PICS. OH, AND TO START THINGS OFF, A SMIDGE OF STAR WARS VALENTINE INFO. (WHERE OH WHERE IS THE DWEEB MAN OF MY DREAMS???!!!)Be My Wookiee ValentineThis Valentine's Day, in addition to giving that special Force-sensitive friend a Star Wars card, show you care with these fun Star Wars Valentine candy containers, from Galerie.

The Darth Vader Lenticular Heart Box is a paper box with lenticular art of Darth Vader and Anakin Skywalker with the text: "I'm Your...Valentine." Inside the box is a selection of Valentine M&M's candy.

The Chewbacca/Yoda Heart Tin with handle features Chewie with the phrase, "I'd Just as Soon Kiss a Wookiee" on the front of the tin.

On the back of the tin is Yoda with the saying, "A Happy Valentine's Day You Will Have." Inside is a M&M plain candies fun pack.

Both Star Wars Valentine candy hearts boxes are available only at Target. EDITOR'S NOTE: BECAUSE TARGET LOVES US AND WANTS US TO BE HAPPY!

The opening crawl for Star Wars was originally going to have these words precede it, but the title was redesigned and instead introduced as a card that zooms off into infinity before the crawl.

This Vurk was a special guest of Palpatine's at the Coruscant Galaxies Opera.

A detailed study of what the controls to the Gungan submarine should look like, according to concept artist Jay Shuster.

Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) tends to his injured master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) on the Trade Federation Cruiser.EDITOR'S NOTE: OH JUST KISS HIM YOU FOOL! (THE ONLY WAY UNCLE G WOULD GET AN OSCAR NOMINATION...SNICKER)

This illustration by Doug Chiang defines the look of the robotic arms that assemble the battle droids in the Geonosiandroid factory.Trusty R2-D2 guides the Anakin's starfighter into battle in the opening sequence.

A small focus chart is needed to bring the Falcon's cockpit, which includes a tiny Lando Calrissian, into view.A color-coded illustration by Aaron McBride shows how the three main types of armaments are distributed along the surface of a Trade Federation battleship.

ILM camera assistant Dennis Rogers makes some final adjustments on the miniature set of the Polis Massa observation dome.This Sarlacc was identified through its dental records...EDITOR'S NOTE: OWIE.

This complex illustration by Joe Johnston is an early attempt to establish a busy look for a Rebel Alliance command center.

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Happy Birthday, Johnny!

All the OOTP News that's fit to Dweeb-blog

EDITOR'S NOTE: THAT'S "ORDER OF THE PHOENIX" NEWS.....OF COURSE, IF YOU DON'T KNOW THAT, YOU ARE PROBABLY NOT A DWEEB, AND SO WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING READING THIS???!!!

OOTP filming beginsFilming for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix commenced yesterday (Monday 2/6 actually) at Leavesden Studios. Expect lots of photos, news, information and possibly set reports in the coming weeks!

Dan begins OOTP preparationMTV has a small piece of info on what the Harry Potter actor has done so far in preparing for the next adventure:

Radcliffe prepared for "Phoenix" by meeting with a bereavement counselor so he could understand survivor's guilt, since his two main relationships in this film — with his godfather Sirius Black and new girlfriend Cho Chang — are grounded in a mutual need to bond with another person after a great, shared loss.

"Sirius is clinging on to James (Harry's father and Sirius' best friend) through me, and I'm trying to know my father through him," Radcliffe said. "The same thing happens with me and Cho. I was the last person there when her last boyfriend, Cedric, was killed."

Phoenix rumors: Lily Evans, Grawp, Robbie Jarvis picAs the commencement of Order of the Phoenix filming draws near, rumblings of information has scattered across the internet.

Here are three of the most recent that we've caught:-

Lily Evans: The Daily Record reports that, on top of casting for James Potter,Lily will be played by Susie Shinner. .

- Grawp: A MuggleNet reader has informed us that Tony Maudsley revealed to a friend that he was cast as Hagrid's half-brother.. He is well-known for his comedic acting on the BBC.

-Robbie Jarvis: HPFZ was sent a picture of the actor who will be playing James Potter.

As always, the two casting rumors should be taken with a grain of salt until they are confirmed by WB

Roles of Gary Oldman and David Thewlis confirmedWe've just been told by Warner Bros that both actors (playing Sirius Black and Lupin, respectively) WILL be appearing in Order of the Phoenix - they will begin filming in the summer. EDITOR'S NOTE: HUZZAHH!

More Join Harry Potter In "PhoenixFewer than three weeks after a 15,000 strong open casting session for the part of Luna Lovegood, 14-year-old unknown Evanna Lynch has been chosen for the role in the fifth Potter adventure - "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix".

Luna Lovegood, known also as Loony, is a decidedly odd student who befriends Harry.

Oscar nominee Imelda Staunton is finally confirmed to play new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher Professor Umbridge, an insidious inquisitor character who's the main new addition to the cast.

The part of Bellatrix Lestrange, an evil follower of Lord Voldemort, has gone to Helen McCrory ("Casanova", "Charlotte Gray").

and Kathryn Hunter as Mrs Figg. EDITOR'S NOTE: NO PICTURE AVAILABLE AS YET.

Tonks is a shape shifting auror known for her wild hair colouring, whilst Mrs Figg is a Squib who lives near the Dursley house on Privet Drive and is a key player in an early scene where Harry is attacked by Dementors

Magorian cast for OOTP

Michael Wildman's (Casualty, The Merchant of Venice) agency revealed to CBBC today that he would play the role of Forbidden Forest centaur Magorian in Movie 5.

Right now, it's unclear whether he will be enhanced on-screen using special effects or whether the character will be computer-generated and Michael will just do a voice over.